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Stock announcement: Vestis Verde and Vestis Grigio to be retired

Two of our original Vestis colours will move into retirement effective 1 November, 2017.   As architectural trends move towards different colour palettes, we have decided to remove Verde and Grigio from our stocked range of Vestis aluminium coils. This decision will allow us to better service building design demands.   What does retirement mean? Retiring Verde and Grigio means we will no longer hold stock of these two patina colours in our Melbourne warehouse. The finishes will still be available on request; international lead

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New Vestis aluminium colours

New cladding materials, yes please!   We are excited to announce two new Vestis aluminium colours. Vestis is a pre-painted aluminium product, coated with high durability polyester paint. In response to architectural demand for smoother black and grey finishes, we have added two additional colours into our standard stock collection. Anthracite Grey (RAL 7016) and Dusty Grey (RAL 7037) are now available in 1200 mm half tonne coils at 0.80 mm gauge. Anthracite Grey Grey is the new black. Grey is dominating interior design

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Bates Street Extension

Don’t like the look of oil canning and want a matte finish facade? You need Vestis Nebula! Oil canning, some people love it, others despise the rippling appearance often seen on metal cladding facades. Unfortunately some materials are more likely to oil can compared to others. While correct installation of roof and wall cladding profiles can minimise panel waves, installation is not always the cause. Zinc and occasionally aluminiumare simply more likely to oil can; especially on long panels. Once installed our

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Coloured zintek®, now available

Italian material producers zintek® have extended their range to include coloured zinc.   Zintek® are authentic zinc craftsmen. After years of dedicated research and product development, they have designed their own coloured zinc collection. “The Coloured Ones” consists of six, vibrant products, all bursting  with character and finished with zintek’s® recognisable black surface etching. “The Coloured Ones” range is now available through Architectural Metals Australia. We currently keep Rock Grey stock in our Melbourne warehouse. All other colours can be ordered as needed. Given the boutique

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Albert Park College

New meets old at Albert Park College Last year Albert Park College’s Port Melbourne campus received a makeover. With Six Degree Architects, the school invested in a state-of-the-art year nine student campus. The development re-purposes The Drill Hall – a heritage listed Port Melbourne landmark, and former Circus Oz headquarters. The design is respectful to the existing architecture, making use of the building’s tremendous open interior spaces, and industrial facade. The architecture manages to balance old and new, keeping traditional elements

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Introducing Vestis Nebula

Architectural Metals Australia is proud to introduce a new collection of pre-painted aluminium products. Vestis Nebula Storm, Vestis Nebula Midnight and Vestis Nebula Luna, posses 3D qualities, evoking spectacular material depth and texture. This is an exciting development in pre-painted polyester coatings, and the perfect compliment to our existing range of Vestis One products.  Unlike flat materials, Nebula’s subtle textured surface, beautifully diffuses light. This allows facades to change and evolve as daylight shifts. In addition to the material’s spectacular surface quality, the

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